yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Dell Venue] deltatux:
That means that we need to have someone who just got the tablet who hasn't updated yet to get themselves rooted, pull the boot.img to make the kernel insecure.

deltatux
[Dell Venue] megaghostgamer:
I understand that feature but it shouldn't be needed, I saw in the rules that you are supposed to keep on topic of the thread. Hmm wonder why that off topic thread was made? Not saying it was necessarily needed for a email question but it could have been posted in a new thread and instead of agreeing with me or even cooperating I've been called names and referred to other things. This is enough and completely pathetic.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
I don't think anyone should be calling anyone names, and I wasn't attacking you.

This thread got started here cause there was no where else to start it. How it got off topic well its a little of topic at times.
[Dell Venue] megaghostgamer:
And I respect you for that, thank you for actually cooperating with me. My last remark was mainly directed to the other guy. The off topics have become more and more frequent though and that's why I'm complaining.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Maybe this will make things easier

started new threads since this one seems to be getting sour faced.

[QA] DELL VENUE 7/8 Intel General Discussion:

[QA] Dell Venue 7/8 Intel General Discussion

[DEV] DELL VENUE 7/8 Intel Rooting / Development Discussion:

Dell Venue 7/8 7/8 Intel Rooting / Development Discussion

NO THERE IS STILL NO ROOT METHOD I JUST HOPE THIS MAKES FOR A CALMER ENVIRONMENT AND MOVES US OUT OF THE OLD DELL DEVICE THREAD

dont know if any one will use these threads but ill be posting all my notes and descovies here Dell Venue 7/8 7/8 Intel Rooting / Development Discussion for now.

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[Dell Venue] arclight25:
https://www.facebook.com/DellHomeUS/posts/10151920518157056

My conversation with a Dell rep on Dell's Facebook page
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Do you mind if I link this in the new threads title post hopefully it will get seen more having the threads in the general section in stead of low activity / legacy device section.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
We don't support system development on systems published by OEMs yet. We working on improving this. There will be a program soon where you can buy a certain hardware and you get from Intel everything you need for System development. It will be announced at this website: http://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/mobile-development-plat... . You can simply subscribe to it to get notified for updates.

Alex

from: http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/505591?language=es

the say buy a device from dell lol:

http://software.intel.com/en-us/android/articles/mobile-development-platform-for-android

so intel tells you to buy a device from dell for developing
[Dell Venue] GansitoLoco:
Where is "Enable USB Debugging"?

At the risk of sounding incredibly stupid ...

WHERE IS "Enable USB Debugging"??

I have a Dell Venue 8 3830

Adroid Version 4.2.2

IFWI Ver: F9.68

SW Ver: Venue 8 3830_V1.32_130911 -NoModem

Kernel ver: 3.4.34 byd@build150 #1 Wed Sep 11 19:27:00 CST 2013

Build # YTP801A113200

I have been through my settings menu and can't find it. I have searched this tread and I have Googled the net. Perhaps it is just late and I an tired, but could someone please just give me the Idiots Guide to enabling USB Debugging Mode on a Dell Venue 8?

Thanks in advance.
[Dell Venue] sfleury:
It is in Developer Options, to enable Developer options go to Settings -> About Tablet and tap on Build Number repeatedly until it tells you Developer options are enabled (I think it takes about 8 taps, give or take a couple)
[Dell Venue] darklordofthesith:
So what's the word with the update pushed out?
[Dell Venue] jayjr1105:
I was just going to ask the same thing. I'm avoiding for now at the fear of losing root.
[Dell Venue] vilehost:
one thing im pretty sure it fixed the issue with the colored pixel line running down the screen boarder by speaker
. went from software version v1.16 to JB4.3_1.25
[Dell Venue] darklordofthesith:
Yes. The blue line is gone. But I wonder what else was done? It was a really small update.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
probably fixed CVE-2014-0038 before i could figure out how to make it work on 32bit Android, i found several commits from intel that suggest they used this x86_32 ABI on all Intel MID devices even though x86_32 was only intended for 64bit

On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 1:07 PM, David Cohen

<david.a.cohen@linux.intel.com> wrote:

> We want to support all Intel Mid platforms with a single config

> selection. This patch removes deprecated CONFIG_X86_MDFLD and

> X86_WANT_INTEL_MID options in favor of having CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MID only.

>

> Signed-off-by: David Cohen <david.a.cohen@linux.intel.com>

> ---

> arch/x86/Kconfig | 29 +++++------------------------

> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

>

> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig

> index e903c71f7e69..b6a344fb01ae 100644

> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig

> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig

> @@ -437,42 +437,23 @@ config X86_INTEL_CE

> This option compiles in support for the CE4100 SOC for settop

> boxes and media devices.

>

> -config X86_WANT_INTEL_MID

> +config X86_INTEL_MID

> bool "Intel MID platform support"

> depends on X86_32

> depends on X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM

> - ---help---

> - Select to build a kernel capable of supporting Intel MID platform

> - systems which do not have the PCI legacy interfaces (Moorestown,

> - Medfield). If you are building for a PC class system say N here.

> -

> -if X86_WANT_INTEL_MID

> -

> -config X86_INTEL_MID

> - bool

> -

> -config X86_MDFLD

> - bool "Medfield MID platform"

> depends on PCI

> depends on PCI_GOANY

> depends on X86_IO_APIC

> - select X86_INTEL_MID

> select SFI

> + select I2C

> select DW_APB_TIMER

> select APB_TIMER

> - select I2C

> - select SPI

> select INTEL_SCU_IPC

> - select X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES

> select MFD_INTEL_MSIC

> ---help---

> - Medfield is Intel's Low Power Intel Architecture (LPIA) based Moblin

> - Internet Device(MID) platform.

> - Unlike standard x86 PCs, Medfield does not have many legacy devices

> - nor standard legacy replacement devices/features. e.g. Medfield does

> - not contain i8259, i8254, HPET, legacy BIOS, most of the io ports.

> -

> -endif

> + Select to build a kernel capable of supporting Intel MID platform

> + systems which do not have the PCI legacy interfaces (Moorestown,

> + Medfield). If you are building for a PC class system say N here.

It'd be nice to know what "MID" means -- from Googling, I guess

"Mobile Internet Device."

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If someone has it and wants to upload it ill patch it manually against my dumps and see if i can figure out what else has changed. hope they fixed all the things Dell broke in droidboot. the version on the original droidboot on 4.3 had a whole lot of issues.

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can you upload it for me to inspect please,
[Dell Venue] darklordofthesith:
It would be nice if they did something to help out our situation with root. But I guess that's too much to ask of them.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
it could, intel did choose dell for distribution of dev devices. so they could be working towards the ability to unlock, if the guy with the rooted 4.3 uploads it for me ill figure out all i can about the update.

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someone still on a rooted V8 4.2.2, i have a theory on how to patch the 4.3 update and get it to install on a rooted 4.2.2 device so you wouldn't lose root, well it worked for getting around the signature check of superuser.zip on the HP-1800la same idea should allow adding the files and modifying the updater-script needed to have root into the 4.3 update for the device.

since we know Dell is from time to time following the forum i'm not posting details on it until it is confirmed as after it is confirmed it won't matter as we'll then always be able to patch the update to prevent dell from breaking it.
[Dell Venue] pbmaxz:
The discolored line on the side of the screen closest to the speaker is still there for me. I installed the update last night.
[Dell Venue] darklordofthesith:
I was wrong. The line is still there. I guess i just didn't take notice of it. Sorry.
[Dell Venue] jayjr1105:
Figures, in that case forget it. I'm 100% stable and if the one thing I want fixed isn't in that patch then I'll pass. They probably made it harder to root/exploit since that seems to be their main concern instead of worrying about selling more tablets. Dopes, I hate dell.
[Dell Venue] Cookie Ninja:
No updates on my venue 7. Current software version v1.16_131221-NoModem, updated 2 days after purchase on 05th of this month. See screenshot for more info

Sent from one of my/our device/s
[Dell Venue] vilehost:
dunno whats going on with the line, one of my tabs has it still, this one doesnt both updated last night.

the file was 6.7mb so you could be right
[Dell Venue] kc12:
Hi, so what is the best decision here? Should I install the update? or pass? :confused: thanks.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Since you have the only rooted 4.3 could you please upload the update for inspection. You can download it with out installing it and use ES file manger to copy it out of /cache and the just delete it.
[Dell Venue] lovemyram4x4:
I'm still on straight out of the and rooted 4.2.2. I'm thinking of installing the 4.2.2 update since I read won't cause me to lose root if it will add miracast(which should already be part of 4.2.2).

I'm willing try anything won't cause me to lose root at this time.

As for installing the 4.3 update on the rooted 4.3 venue, I'd say don't do it. Your tab may be very helpful in use getting root for 4.3 before Aug.

Sent from my Venue 8 3830 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
What is in Aug. ? and how experienced are you with using the command line.

I only want him to download the update and post for review not to have him install it.
[Dell Venue] lovemyram4x4:
The exploit that was used to gain root on 4.3 will be public released.

I'm only good enough to get things I need to do in CM if it's the only or best way. I don't use that often so I have to look things up often.

I get that you only what him to download it, but he asked if he should install it. I'm all for him downloading it and sending it over to you(just don't forget to delete it from the cache), just don't want him to try something that can is unknown but can potentially cause him to lose root.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
So i must assume then jcase notified the proper people of the issue and I guess that that's the deadline he gave them to fix it before he releases the exploit.
[Dell Venue] lovemyram4x4:
I'm not sure exactly what the whole story is, but he mentioned that he needed it for something will be done in Aug and at that point he'd release it to the public.

I just hope that one of you guys that are smarter at this type stuff can figure what he found before too long. Since I left my venue on 4.2.2 I'm fine on this device, especialy since we don't have any recovery at this time.

I would like to have something to root my new 4.4 phone when I get without having to unlock the boatloader(I'm sure if want to lose the thing you lose on Sony devices at this time and I think I get everything that's important to me without doing it).
[Dell Venue] gary93:
Wished the line was fixed. 6.7mb, can't see any changes so far.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
From hearing everyone talk about this line it sounds more like a hardware defect than a software issue its probably related to a specific manufacturing location and a lot of screens or connectors.
[Dell Venue] hunterk11:
Its on every single device.

Please quote me in replies.

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[Dell Venue] gary93:
I've had 2 replacements and all of them have the screen issue. The person on dell online chat support I chat with said they would make sure the last replacement I receive would not have the problem but apparently it does.
[Dell Venue] hunterk11:
Lolz

Please quote me in replies.

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[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
The V8 is what 4 maybe 5 updates in now if it was software I have to think it would of been fixed by now. I've not seen pictures of the line. the v7 doesn't have it.

Dells chat is useless and wait did you get a RMA through online chat. I've been trying to get a RMA for weeks.
[Dell Venue] :
Tab showed me available update 6.8 MB . Root ???

Wysłane z mojego LG-OPTIMUS-L5-E610/612F przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Dell Venue] hunterk11:
See my other reply.

Please quote me in replies.

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[Dell Venue] Quadriflax:
I dunno about that. From what I've seen, the problem goes away with a reboot, then comes back after a sleep cycle and won't go away until reboot. I feel if it was hardware-related, it wouldn't ever go away.

That said, I feel like Dell clearly doesn't care about supporting this device because they haven't fixed the problem and haven't given us the means to root/restore completely from a downloaded image.

Me? I'm fine with the way it is. It does everything I want it to and, at BF price, it was a sweet deal overall. However, I've given up any hope of any real bug fixes at this point.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
guess i overlooked the part that it only happens after the device goes to sleep. sorry.
[Dell Venue] jp0555:
I don't mind the line, but for me the annoying thing is the messed up margins after a sleep cycle.
[Dell Venue] Quadriflax:
Ya. I think this is the most annoying part. Sometimes the text/graphics are pushed just a few pixels off the screen to the point where the text is a little chopped or sometimes the little scroll locator on a browser is gone completely. That's when I most notice the glitch. But again, given the price, I'll put up with it. It's just disappointing that Dell doesn't care enough (or is unable to) fix the issue less than a year after release. The Venue clearly didn't sell enough and/or they don't have enough invested in these tablets long term to resource a fix.

Also, the fact that we keep getting stonewalled to get a complete image so we can root/fix these things ourselves (by that I mean the community as a whole, not me--I'm too dumb), I can't say I have a lot of faith in Dell overall. I'm not even sure what they get out of not giving us a full image. This isn't exactly a locked down system like iOS, or even like a lot of Android devices with the excessive bloatware. Though I think that's another reason I'm relatively okay with it all--the hardware isn't bogged down to hell and back with terrible apps I'll never use.

It is what it is, I guess. :eek:
[Dell Venue] jp0555:
Yeah, I agree. I recently got a Lg G2 so now the V8's screen looks, well, awful. But like you said this tablet is a great deal considering the price, so I don't really care about it.

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Just wondering, is the update an update to 4.3.1 or still 4.3? Also, to the guy with root on 4.3, does link2sd or apps2sd work?
[Dell Venue] hunterk11:
Still 4.3, i love how no f****** change log was posted

Please quote me in replies.

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[Dell Venue] jp0555:
Did you take the update? I think I'll hold off for a while.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
looks like dell listened

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51452850&postcount=55 though someone might wanna call dell and confirm it only says not for V7, maybe one of the bricked V8 user will try it first.

congratulations V8 users, hope the V7 isn't far off
[Dell Venue] jp0555:
I haven't tried out yet but this sounds sweet!
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
i'm going to download when i get home from work to review but yeah i believe this is what we have been waiting for.
[Dell Venue] jp0555:
Oh it gets rid of my warrenty. What a bummer. I lost the service tag sticker so I don't care.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
confirmed working for the v8 users

http://opensource.dell.com/releases/venue8/developer-edition/venue8_version-1.22.zip

INTEL-MFG-TOOLS.7z

thanks jmjoyas for testing....

hopefully next week we'll see something for the Venue 7 i've been told they took the same 6mb update that the v8 got as well so hopefully dell will release for the venue 7 too,
[Dell Venue] jp0555:
What are the tools for?
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
they are not included with the dell download, waiting on conformation if you need to preform the step one or if u can just run the step two read the doc in the zip from dell.
[Dell Venue] wowbro:
The newest update was to make it KitKat ready. I am in the process of trying to get a dual boot going.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
since you seem to know someone on the inside at dell can you find out when they are going to release the dev files for the Venue 7
[Dell Venue] deltatux:
Got the 1.25 update, works just fine on the Dell Venue 7. It was a small 7MB update... Not sure what it fixed though. No word on that 1.32 update for the Venue 7.

Cheers,

deltatux
[Dell Venue] jmjoyas:
Could someone with a rooted venue upload the "su" binary somewhere and provide a link?
[Dell Venue] cline2:
Does that mean V8 4.3 now have root access ?? Is there a instruction on how to do it? Or is it just beginning?
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
I'm looking into the issue its not the binary it the way we are installing it probally need to disable se enforcing first and my script might be error because install-recovery.sh isn't there by default boot still calls it did my script symlink link to /system/sbin correct I know a mode se enforcement isn't set pro ally could correct everything there. Going to get coffee if someone wants to let me remote in. I'll see if I can fix the script.

Signing tools in the kernel source work awesome having built a whole kernel yet just repackage and flash for test on a v7 so still no display but I can flash the images I package and boot them as far as having adb command line access. To validate they do flash.
[Dell Venue] jayjr1105:
Sorry I've been on vacation and will be til Monday. Message me on hangouts Mon and I'll get you the update. I bet the update fixes exchange not working with the email app. I remember someone saying that's been broken since release.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
as far as root access by adb but it appears there is still issues with getting su installed, instructions are posted already but probably suggest waiting till Monday, i'll have only the need files up in about an hour.
[Dell Venue] cline2:
Cool becuz I bought it on cyber day. Was playing around but found out it can't be rooted on 4.3 so 30 days were up and can't return it for refund. So I put it away and got IPad mini then jailbroken love it. I am still waiting for this to be able to have root access.
[Dell Venue] gary93:
Would be nice to see the problems we have with this tablet be fixed in the KitKat update, if it is true.
[Dell Venue] b00tbu9:
Are these Kernel sources.

http://opensource.dell.com/releases/venue7/P801-P706_OpenSource_V1.32.zip
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
that's the old source new source released on the 3/26/14 is under v8 dev edition, you cant flash unless you do the dev edition conversion on v8 no v7 yet it is in the other dell root thread, a all in one download will be up later to day im wrapping it all up now.

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if your not following the other root thread i need 2 volunteers

one volunteer that wants to do the full dev-edition conversion and will let me use there device to do a part conversions so i can dump a non rooted factory system image off it first then then ill root that device dump the rooted factory system image off so users that don't wanna do a full dev-edition conversion can just flash that and not lose future ota updates. then you can flash our full pre-rooted dev-edition system image and have a full dev edition.

the second volunteer, will flash the pre-rooted-factory-system.img and then i will use that device to dump the factory boot droidboot and recovery images off it using my dirty little secret.

i think for the average user flashing the pre-rooted-factory-system.img is going to be a better idea then the full dev-edition conversion but i need to build one on a device that's had all the ota updates first.
[Dell Venue] jp0555:
IQUOTE=social-design-concepts;51497757]that's the old source new source released on the 3/26/14 is under v8 dev edition, you cant flash unless you do the dev edition conversion on v8 no v7 yet it is in the other dell root thread, a all in one download will be up later to day im wrapping it all up now.

---------- Post added at 07:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:16 AM ----------

if your not following the other root thread i need 2 volunteers

one volunteer that wants to do the full dev-edition conversion and will let me use there device to do a part conversions so i can dump a non rooted factory system image off it first then then ill root that device dump the rooted factory system image off so users that don't wanna do a full dev-edition conversion can just flash that and not lose future ota updates. then you can flash our full pre-rooted dev-edition system image and have a full dev edition.

the second volunteer, will flash the pre-rooted-factory-system.img and then i will use that device to dump the factory boot droidboot and recovery images off it using my dirty little secret.

i think for the average user flashing the pre-rooted-factory-system.img is going to be a better idea then the full dev-edition conversion but i need to build one on a device that's had all the ota updates first.[/QUOTE]

I can't find that other thread all of the sudden, but I think I can try the prerooted system.img for you. You can pm me more info if you want.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
I can't find that other thread all of the sudden, but I think I can try the prerooted system.img for you. You can pm me more info if you want.[/QUOTE]

DELL VENUE 7/8 Intel Rooting / Development Discussion:

im uploading the all in one package now. i still need access to a user that wants to do the full dev-edition but not all the way through first so i can root the factory system image.
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
its up now

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51090040&postcount=2

enjoy v8 users let me know if you have any issues a better guide will be up at some point but its been a long weekend i might rest a bit.
[Dell Venue] maxld:
On behalf of social-design-concepts I can confirm working root on Dell Venue 7. All credits should go to him, thanks man! Just wait till he's done getting all stuff together and then he'll post it here.
[Dell Venue] Cookie Ninja:
Great news. Awaiting the modified flash image for v7.

Sent from one of my/our device/s
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
Dropbox download is suspend now I'll get everything hosted somewhere that's better for the amount of traffic this was always temporary just to start to get it out.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wcps27jfjygnwph/rooted_factory_v7_system.img.gz

flash with:

fastboot flash system rooted_factory_v7_system.img.gz

Do not extract it from gz this is the correct format more formal package will be up in the morning its been kind of crazy to night...
[Dell Venue] wojownikhaha:
Link is dead :( Can somebody reupload this software?
[Dell Venue] social-design-concepts:
New links are back up:

New links are back up:

sorry the post are kind of messy i'll clean the formating of the post up later just wanted to get the links back up.

see post #1 for flashing factory system image

see post #2 for v8 dev-edition conversion downloads